diff --git a/docs/concepts/services-networking/connect-applications-service.md b/docs/concepts/services-networking/connect-applications-service.md
index c9ba693510..bca732ac0b 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/services-networking/connect-applications-service.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/services-networking/connect-applications-service.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Kubernetes supports 2 primary modes of finding a Service - environment variables
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
-When a Pod is run on a Node, the kubelet adds a set of environment variables for each active Service. This introduces an ordering problem. To see why, inspect the environment of your running nginx pods (your pod name will be different):
+When a Pod runs on a Node, the kubelet adds a set of environment variables for each active Service. This introduces an ordering problem. To see why, inspect the environment of your running nginx pods (your pod name will be different):
 
 ```shell
 $ kubectl exec my-nginx-3800858182-jr4a2 -- printenv | grep SERVICE